Baby-carriage.



l. B. SCHAEFER.

BABY CARRIAGE.

APPLICATION mtu MAR. so. 19u.

Patented Feb.12,1918.

3 SHEETS-SHEYET 2- J. B. SCHAFER.

BABY CARRIAGE.

APPLICATION man MAR. 30. |911.

Q Hh Patented Feb.12,1918.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

61H01 nu JOSEPH B. SCHAEFER, 0F CELINA, OHIO.

BABY-CARRIAGE.

Speoication of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 191s'.

Application led March 30, 1917. Serial No. 158,719.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH B. SCHAEFER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Celina, in the county ofMercer and State of Ohio, have invented certain useful Improvements inBaby-Carriages, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawin The mvention relates tobaby carriages, and more particularly to the class of convertible babycarriage bodies.

'The primary object of the invention is the provision of a carriage bodyof this character wherein either twins or two babies of different agescan be easily placed and conveniently held therein without discomfort toeither one or both and the operator o f the carriage.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a carriage body ofthis character wherein the construction thereof per mits its use for twooccupants, either both in sitting attitude, one reclining and the otherseated, or for a single occupant either seated or reclining, therebymaking the body convertible for the convenience of the occupants orusers. A further object of the invention is the provision of a carriagebody of this character wherein the construction thereof is novel in formso that when holding two occupants the same can face each other or bothoccupants face in the same direction and each occupant will be assuredof comfort and without possibility of disturbing the other occupant.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a carriagebody of this character which can be readily and easily converted for asingle or two occupants and is simple in construction, thoroughlyreliable and eflicient in its purpose, strong, durable and inexpensivein manufacture.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part hereinafter set forth.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combination of elements and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described, and the scope ofthe application of which will be indicated in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a perspective view of a baby carriage with the bodyconstructed in aocordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation with the side panel broken away;

Fig. 3 is a rear elevation;

Fig. 4 is a top plan view;

Fig 5 is a vertical longitudinal sectional View;

.Fig 6 is a vertical transverse sectional vlew on the line 6-6 of Fig.2.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the baby carriage body A comprisesside frames 10 which support intermediate channel guide rails 11 onwhich are fixed front and rear seat sections 12 and 13, respectively,which are spaced apart to provide a leg or foot opening 14, whilesupported by the side frames 10 below the plane of the seat sections 12and 13 is a floor section 15 which constitutes a foot rest, and at thefront and rear edges of this floor section are vertical partitions 16which are fastened to the Side frames 10 so as to constitute aninclo'sure for the legs and feet of the occupants of the carriage bodywhen the same are in sitting position upon the seat sections 12 andfacng[` each other.

he side frames 10 have fixed thereon panels 17 which are correspondinglyshaped thereto andconstitute the closed sides of the carriage body.

Mounted within the channels of the guide rails 11 are front and rearslides 18 and 19, respectively, which are adapted to alternately closethe leg opening 14 between the seat sections 12 and 13, the front slide18 bein manually moved, and the same is provled with a finger hole 20,while the rear slide 19 is automatically moved in a manner presentlydescribed.

At the front end of the carriage body is a front seat back 21 which issupported upon arms 22 pivoted to hanger strips 23 mounted in the sideframes 10 so that the front seat back 21 can be swung to assume twopositions, whereby the occupant of the seat can face the front ofthecarriage body or face the rear thereof, as will be obvious, thc seatn roA body is a rear seat back 24 which is mounted on swinging sidelevers 25 supported on pivots 26 carried by the side frames 10. To thelower ends of these levers are pivoted links 27 which are also pivotedto a bracket 28 fixed to the under side of the rear slide 19 so that onswinging the rear seat back 24 the said slide 19 will be movedsimultaneously therewith.

Pivoted to one of the sides frames 10 is a latch arm 29 to which ispivotally connected the lower end 30 of an operatinuf stem or rod 31slidably mounted in the side frame 10, and this latch arm 29 is formedwith a plurality of notches 32 to receive a keeper pin 33 mounted in oneof the links 27, and when the pin engages in any one of the notches 32the rear seat back 24 is held in its adjusted position and likewise therear slide 19 is locked against movement. Surrounding the stem orrod 3lis a coiled expansion spring 34,"the lower end of which works against awasher 35 iXed on the rod or'stem 31 against displacement, while theopposite end of said spring 34 works against a washer 36 abutting thetop rail 'ot' the side frame 10, and` this spring 34 is designed tonormally hold the latch arm 29 in position for lockinoI engagement withthe keeper pin 33 and t ereby securing the rear seat back 24 and rearslide 1 9 against movement. 'llhe upper end of the rod or stem 31carries a linger ring 37 which permits the convenient manipulation ofthe rod or stem to move the same against the resistance of the spring 34when it is desired torelease the rear seat back and the rear slide, aswill be obvious,

Arranged at the front end of the carriage body below the front seatsection 12 is a swinging foot rest section 38 pivoted in bearings 39carried by the side frames 10, and this section 38 carries aspring-pressed latch 40 for engagement in a keeper 41 mounted in theunder face'of the front seat section to hold the said toot rest orsection 38 in its normal vertical position, while on the outer side ofthe section or rest 38 is a swinging handle 42 which permits thelowering of the foot rest or section 38 lfor use. Pivotedvto one side ofthe foot rest or section 38 is a,

brace 43 which is slidably engaged, with a uide pin 44 mounted on one ofthe Side rames 10, and this brace supports the foot rest or section 38in its lowered horizontal position, as will be obvious.

When the carriage body is used for occupancy by twins or two babies orchildren the slides 18 and 19 are normally located belowtheseat'sections 12 and 13 so that the said seat sections can beoccupied when the babies or children are in sitting attitude and thesame can face each other or face in a for ward direction, and the latterinstance is edected by the shiftinglof the front seat back and thelowering of t e foot rest or section Lacasse i 38, the front seat backbeing positioned at the rear of the front seat section. Now on movingeither slide 18 or 19 over the opening 14 the carriage body will beconverted for use as a bed for the infants or children and either one ortwo children can occupy the same. If desired, the 'rear seat back can belowered to the desired degree so that one infant can recline or rest inlying positionA while another infant can be seated on the frontseat'section 12 without inconvenience to either or both ot theoccupants.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings,

-the construction and manner of use of the swingingly supported betweenthe side frames at the front ends thereof and coacting with the frontseat section, a rear seat back adjustably supported between the sideframes at the rear ends thereof and having connection with one of theslides for moving the same with said rear seat back, i

and a ioor section supported by the side frames below the space betweenthe seat sections.. i

2. A carriage body of the character described comprising side trames,front and rear seat sections between the side frames 'and supportedthereby in spaced relation to each other, front and rear slides movablebeneath the seat sections, a front seat'back swingingly supportedbetween the side trames at the front ends thereof and coacting with thefront seat section, a rear,

seat back adjustably supported between the side frames at the rear endsthereof and having connection with one of the slides for moving the samewith said rear seat back, a door section supported by the side framesbelow the space between the seat sections, and means for locking therear seat back in adjusted position.

3. .A carriage body of the character described comprising side frames,front` and rear seat sections between the side frames and supportedthereby in spaced relation to each other, front and rearslides movablebeneath the seat sections, a front seat back swingingly supportedbetween the side frames at the front ends thereof and coacting with thefront seat section, a rear side frames at the rear ends thereof andhaving connection with one of the slides tor moving the same with saidrear seat back, a floor section supported by the side frames below thespace between the seat sections, means for locking the rear seat back inadjusted position, and a -swinging foot rest supported at the front endsof the side frames below the front seat.

4. In a carriage body, a pair of seats spaced from each other to form aleg opening therebetween, a floor section below the seat sections at thepoint of location of the leg opening therebetween, partitions forming aninclosure for the space between the seat sections and the floor section,movable backs for the respective seats, manually and automaticallymovable slides located be neath the seat sections for closing thelegopening therebetween, and connections between one of the seat backs andsaid automatically movable slide for actuating the v same.

5. In a carriage body, a4 pair of seats Aspaced from each other to fo'rma leg opening therebetween, a floor section below the seat sections atthe point of location of the leg openln therebetween, partitions`forming an inc osure for the space between the seat sections and theiloorsection, movable backs for the respective seats, manually andautomatically movable slides located beneath the seat sections forclosing the leg opening therebetween, connections between one of theseatbacks and said automatically movable slide for actuating the same, andmeans for co-action with the connections to hold the seat back andautomatically movable slide in adjusted position.

6. In a carriage body, a pair of seats spaced from each other to form aleg opening therebetween, a floor section below the seat sections at thepoint of location of the leg opening therebetween, partitions forming aninclosure for the space between the seat sections and the floor section,movable backs for the respective seats, manually and automaticallymovable slides located beneath the seat sectlons for closing the legopening therebetween, connections between one of the seat backs and saidautomatically movable slide for actuating the same, means for co-actionwith 'the connections to hold the seat back and automatically movableslide in adjusted position, and a drop foot rest located beneath theseat section at the front end of the body.

In testimony whereof Ik aliix my signature.

JOSEPH B. SCHAEFER.

